Good going, Socal! Supporting an industry steeped in human rights violation, MAJOR price fixing and, as Archeion agreed, brainwashing is not in my list of things to do, EVER. There's so many more sustainable and ethically sound options to go on supporting these people. If oil producers could have done what DeBeers managed to do, we'd all be walking or riding bicycles right now.

Anyway, the article is from 1982, Archeion, but it is world famous and used in any article or book that references the diamond industry, usually in a negative way. It is one of the first articles published by a major magazine that told some history of the diamond cartel and is actual critical of it, even if a bit indirect. If you did not read it in its entirety, I suggest you do. It's a great and interesting read if not especially quick at close to ten pages in small font.